Q2 web sales of $102 million, an increase of 2.2% from $99.8 million in the second quarter of 2008.

Total sales decreased year over year 5.7% to $1.15 billion from $1.22 billion.

Comparable-store sales declined 6.9%.

The web accounted for 8.9% of total sales compared with 8.2% in the prior year.

Net income declined year over year 20.1% to $12.3 million from $15.4 million.

“While the decline in retail traffic continues to be the principal impediment to our top line, we do offer our customers the ability to shop with us online, where sales were slightly above last year," says Barnes & Noble CEO Steve Riggio.

For the first six months of the year:

E-commerce revenue decreased 2.2% to $195 million from $199.4 million.

Total revenue declined year over year 4.6% to $2.26 billion from $2.37 billion.

Net income declined 28% to $9.5 million from $13.2 million.

In the second quarter, Barnes & Noble also acquired Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Inc. for $596 million. It will use the newly acquired company to add a new dynamic to its e-commerce base and budding digital books business, the retailer says. Barnes & Noble expects the deal to close around Oct. 1.